French military gets offensive again in its information warfare against Russia

Corexalys wins Ministry of Armed Forces' cyber watchdog contract 

Christophe Bobin and Valéry-Emmanuel Gosserez's company Corexalys has just won the Defence, security and action in cyberspace framework contract, which will help the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER) in the face of growing cyber threats, particularly from Russia and China.

French ministries battle for influence over online counterinterference effort 

The French foreign and defence ministries are vying for leadership on strategic communication in response to foreign propaganda, while Viginum, an agency created to fight online interference, and the intelligence services are increasingly cooperating on its monitoring.

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Anti-disinformation agency Viginum seeks to move up a gear after a year in operation 

Officially launched in July 2021, Viginum counters foreign influence operations, a goal that is now a priority for the French government.

French armed forces general staff prioritises information warfare capacities 

With information warfare a huge component of the Ukrainian conflict and France fast losing ground in the Sahel, the French armed forces general staff is determined to regain its footing in the field.

How NATO prepared for a Russian offensive 

In its response to Moscow's military assault on Ukraine, the North Atlantic alliance has regained its original purpose: the defence of its eastern front. France has been both at the forefront of its deterrance operations and acting as a mediator behind the scenes.

Ukraine parliament to vote on intelligence role for military commandos 

With tensions with Russia rising exponentially and Ukraine's SBU currently undergoing reform, Kyiv may entrust its military special forces with more intelligence and counterintelligence missions.

The CIAE may face budgetary cuts 

At a time when armed forces minister Florence Parly is [...]

Paris beefs up cyber-influence apparatus 

France has lagged behind Russia, the US and Britain somewhat in cyber-influence, but the French armed forces ministry is bidding to change that by strengthening its online psychological operations capacities against terrorism and foreign interference.